"In Chess, as it is played by masters,……" — Emanuel Lasker
"In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated."
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42 Quotes by Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker has 42 quotes on this site.
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When you see a good move, look for a better one.
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Without error, there is no brilliancy.
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I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!
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The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.
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Chess is, above all, a fight.
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By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal…
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A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in…
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I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed
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Without error there can be no brilliancy
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The hardest game to win is a won game
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The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind
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On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long
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More Chance Quotes
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
— Aristotle
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If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster…
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
— Jane Austen
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Chance is an element of life. What I try to do is study what I call the mechanics of reality…
— Paul Auster
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own…
— Paul Auster
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First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance…
— Oksana Baiul
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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
— Abigail Adams
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In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites…
— Ansel Adams
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Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
— Honore de Balzac
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You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be…
— Ernie Banks
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